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<span class=large>THE BOOK OF MOSIAH</span>
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An account of Alma and the people of the Lord, who were driven into the wilderness by the people of King Noah. Comprising chapters 23 and 24.
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CHAPTER 23
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Alma refuses to be king—He serves as high priest—The Lord chastens his people, and the Lamanites conquer the land of Helam—Amulon, leader of King Noah’s wicked priests, rules subject to the Lamanite monarch.  Between 145 and 121 <span class='small'>B.C.</span>
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Now</span> Alma, having been <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/1a" mark="a" type="C" title="Mosiah 18: 34; Alma 5: 4; TG Warnings.">warned</a> of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 27: 16.">departed</a> into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.
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And the Lord did strengthen them, that the people of king Noah could not overtake them to destroy them.
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And they fled <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 24: 25.">eight</a> days’ journey into the wilderness.
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And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and pleasant land, a land of pure water.
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And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Industry; TG Work, Value of.">industrious</a>, and did labor exceedingly.
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And the people were desirous that Alma should be their <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 8: 5; 3 Ne. 6: 30.">king</a>, for he was beloved by his people.
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But he said unto them: Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord: Ye shall <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 27: 3 (3-5).">not</a> esteem one flesh above another, or one man shall not think himself above another; therefore I say unto you it is not expedient that ye should have a king.
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Nevertheless, if it <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 29: 13.">were</a> possible that ye could always have just men to be your <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Governments.">kings</a> it would be well for you to have a king.
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But remember the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 16: 12; Mosiah 11: 2 (1-15); Mosiah 29: 17 (17-19).">iniquity</a> of king Noah and his <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 17: 12 (1, 6, 12-18).">priests</a>; and I myself was <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/23/9c" mark="c" type="A" title="Mosiah 17: 2 (1-4).">caught</a> in a snare, and did many things which were abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me sore <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/23/9d" mark="d" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 1.">repentance</a>;
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Nevertheless, <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 58: 4.">after</a> much <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/10b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Tribulation.">tribulation</a>, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/23/10c" mark="c" type="A" title="Alma 17: 9 (9-11); Alma 26: 3.">instrument</a> in his hands in bringing <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/23/10d" mark="d" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 35.">so</a> many of you to a knowledge of his truth.
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Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, for I am unworthy to glory of myself.
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And now I say unto you, ye have been <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Oppression; TG Unrighteous Dominion.">oppressed</a> by king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/12b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 11: 2 (1-15).">brought</a> into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/23/12c" mark="c" type="A" title="Isa. 58: 6; 2 Ne. 28: 19 (19-22); Alma 12: 11.">bands</a> of iniquity.
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And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 34 (34-35).">hands</a> of king Noah and his people, and also from the <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/13b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Bondage, Spiritual.">bonds</a> of iniquity, even so I desire that ye should <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/23/13c" mark="c" type="A" title="Gal. 5: 1.">stand</a> fast in this <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/23/13d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Liberty.">liberty</a> wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/23/13e" mark="e" type="A" title="Mosiah 29: 13 (5-36).">no</a> man to be a king over you.
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And also trust no one to be your <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 2: 4; Mosiah 18: 18 (18-22).">teacher</a> nor your minister, except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and keeping his commandments.
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Thus did Alma teach his people, that every man should <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Love.">love</a> his <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Neighbor.">neighbor</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/23/15c" mark="c" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 21.">as</a> himself, that there should be no <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/23/15d" mark="d" type="A" title="3 Ne. 11: 29 (28-29).">contention</a> among them.
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And now, Alma was their <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 18; Mosiah 26: 7.">high</a> priest, he being the founder of their church.
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And it came to pass that none received <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Authority.">authority</a> to preach or to teach except it were by him from God.  Therefore he <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/17b" mark="b" type="A" title="Lev. 16: 32; 2 Ne. 5: 26.">consecrated</a> all their priests and all their teachers; and none were consecrated except they were just men.
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Therefore they did watch over their people, and did <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Eph. 6: 4; 1 Tim. 4: 6.">nourish</a> them with things pertaining to righteousness.
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And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the land; and they called the land <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 27: 16; Alma 24: 1.">Helam</a>.
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And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city, which they called the city of Helam.
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Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/21a" mark="a" type="C" title="Deut. 11: 2 (1-8); Hel. 12: 3; D&C 98: 21; TG Chastening.">chasten</a> his people; yea, he trieth their <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Patience.">patience</a> and their faith.
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Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Trust in God.">trust</a> in him the same shall be <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/23/22b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 13: 37; Alma 26: 7.">lifted</a> up at the last day.  Yea, and thus it was with this people.
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For behold, I will show unto you that they were brought into <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 36: 2.">bondage</a>, and none could deliver them but the Lord their God, yea, even the God of Abraham and Isaac and of Jacob.
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And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he did show forth his mighty power unto them, and great were their rejoicings.
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For behold, it came to pass that while they were in the land of Helam, yea, in the city of Helam, while tilling the land round about, behold an army of the Lamanites was in the borders of the land.
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Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled from their fields, and gathered themselves together in the city of Helam; and they were much frightened because of the appearance of the Lamanites.
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But Alma went forth and stood among them, and exhorted them that they should not be frightened, but that they should remember the Lord their God and he would deliver them.
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Therefore they hushed their fears, and began to cry unto the Lord that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites, that they would spare them, and their wives, and their children.
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And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites.  And Alma and his brethren went forth and delivered themselves up into their hands; and the Lamanites took possession of the land of Helam.
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Now the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 22: 15.">armies</a> of the Lamanites, which had followed after the people of king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for many days.
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And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in a place which they called <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 24: 1; Alma 23: 14.">Amulon</a>; and they had begun to possess the land of Amulon and had begun to till the ground.
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Now the name of the leader of those priests was <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/32a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 24: 8.">Amulon</a>.
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And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/33a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 20: 5; Mosiah 25: 12.">daughters</a> of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should not destroy their husbands.
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And the Lamanites had <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/34a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Compassion.">compassion</a> on Amulon and his brethren, and did not destroy them, because of their wives.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/35a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 25: 4.">Amulon</a> and his brethren did join the Lamanites, and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of Nephi when they discovered the land of Helam, which was possessed by Alma and his brethren.
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And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto Alma and his brethren, that if they would show them the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/36a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 34.">way</a> which led to the land of Nephi that they would grant unto them their lives and their liberty.
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But after Alma had shown them the way that led to the land of Nephi the Lamanites would not keep their promise; but they set <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/23/37a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 24: 9 (8-15); Alma 5: 5.">guards</a> round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his brethren.
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And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi; and a part of them returned to the land of Helam, and also brought with them the wives and the children of the guards who had been left in the land.
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And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over his people, who were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to do anything contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites.
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